Consider this week something of a smorgasbord: the regular gigs, with a couple of slightly unusual treats on the side. We'll start with ANZAC Day, since it's... Read More

Easter is over. The Jazz Fest is done. But there's always more music around the corner... First of all though, hats off to the organisers of the Jazz Festival.... Read More

Yes! It's Easter! The Jazz Festival is here. Having written about it at length in the past weeks there seems no need to go over things again, except to say -... Read More

I know I make a big deal about the Jazz Festival - because it is a big deal. There are many reason to love Tauranga: clean and beautiful beaches; the majestic... Read More

Jazz eh? It's not dead - it just smells funny. Sorry. I know that's an old line. And I've probably quoted it more than once in this column. Why? Well, Frank Zappa... Read More

Another day, another musician has died: perhaps I should change the name of this column to Obit of the Week? Actually, it's been over a week. Does that make... Read More

I find myself keeping up with news much more selectively recently. Nightly, like many of us, I regularly had an ear to National Radio at 5pm or, failing that,... Read More

Farewell February: we hardly knew you, but you were soggy and not much fun. Sadly, the impact of February will be with us for years to come but, since there's absolutely... Read More

Last week I mentioned the current glut of folk music; none of that today - this week it's jazz. And let's start by following up on a column from a couple of weeks... Read More

I write this hunkering down awaiting a cyclone's arrival; by the time you read it that will be old news. So I hope y'all got through okay. It has been, without... Read More

After last week's glut of live music I thought this time we'd look at recent recordings from local musicians. But there's a gig I also wanted to mention, so I'll... Read More

February is a short but busy month - so much music, so little time. Foolishly I used last week to mourn recent fallen musicians; unhappy emails have been arriving... Read More